At mama's knee
Subtitle: mothers and race in black and white
By: April Ryan ; foreword by Chris Matthews
Contributors: Matthews, Christopher, 1945- author of foreword
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Published: 2017
Language: eng
Number of pages: 137
ISBN-13: 9781442265639
Subjects: Race relations; Race discrimination; Mothers; Social conditions; African Americans; Mother and child
Description: "In her first book, The Presidency in Black and White, journalist April Ryan examined race in America through her experience as a White House reporter. In this book, she shifts the conversation from the White House to every home in America. At Mama's Knee looks at race and race relations through the lessons that mothers transmit to their children,"--NoveList.
Notes: Includes index.
Table of contents: title: Foreword; title: Introduction; title: More than a headline; title: Born a statistic; title: A mother's love; title: The N-word; title: The faith of our mothers; title: Mothers, presidents, and race; title: A tale of two cities; title: Assimilation; title: Work-life balance; title: Educating the future; title: Conclusion; title: a prayer for harmony.